January 2017 FOR THE KIDS: RAISING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FREETHINKERS I started working in education ten years ago in Texas, as a contract tutor for public schools in danger of closing due to consecutively failing state standardized testing. My... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
July 2015 The Ultra Sounds of Girls Rock! New Orleans One night, Wayne Shorter walked straight to Miles Davis’ hotel room and knocked on the door relentlessly until Miles got up and opened it. Wayne confessed he couldn’t sleep.... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
June 2014 Not Enough Fest 2014 : Still Not Enough “This is probably the biggest event I’ll go to this year,” I thought as I parked on Rampart behind the Red House. Walking across the field, I saw all kinds of... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
February 2014 A Speck-Tacular Interview with Rachel Speck I went to Mimi’s in the Marigny this past January because Rachel Speck is someone I respect: she is a fellow artist who is also a professional, full-time, certified, bona-... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
February 2014 Not Enough! Fest Update Not Enough! Fest is an annual music festival that showcases and supports new collaborative work by women, queer folks, and people of color. Last year was the first year for this... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
October 2013 The Best Food I Ate All Summer: New Orleans Community Kitchen Many cities in America have some kind of alternative or fringe community-led food share, such as Food Not Bombs. In New Orleans, we have the New Orleans Community Kitchen. In... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
September 2013 One Question for My Last Show of Summer ROOM 101 Room 101 is a solo guitar act playing against a backdrop of abrasive film montage synced with programmed compositions. He is a teacher by day. What is the secret to... Paula Anne Socco Anicete
September 2013 Field Notes from Down Low: Summer 2013 Anyone who’s stayed in the city for at least a couple years straight knows New Orleans has definite periods of dispersing her children (after Mardi Gras) and harvesting them all... Paula Anne Socco Anicete